“Catholics Aren’t Christians”– and Other Common Myths
I was once thoroughly stunned when a lady asked me, in all seriousness, whether Catholicism was a cult. This was the first of many times I have found myself attempting to debunk myths about my faith....
View ArticleThe Healing Power of Jesus’ Word
Editor’s Note: The following is the text of a homily delivered by Father Landry at St. Anthony of Padua Parish, New Bedford, MA on the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (Job 7:1-4,6-7; 1Cor...
View ArticleThe Holy Spirit: A Father Barron Commentary
One of my favorite texts in the New Testament is Galatians, Chapter 5, because people ask you all the time when you are a priest, “How do I know what God wants me to do?” … Watch and listen to Fr....
View ArticleThe Miracle and Gift of the Eucharist
On the Second Sunday after Pentecost in the United States, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ – Corpus Christi. Jesus began to prepare us for this great gift of the True...
View ArticleThe Virtue of Fairness
It may very well be that the first moral judgment a child utters is “That’s not fair!” Virtually all studies on the subject report that children as young as four already have an active and flourishing...
View ArticleDeath – What Every Catholic Must Know About “The Four Last Things” (first in...
Editor’s Note: First in a series on the Four Last Things. One of the recurring themes you will read on this site is that we are not made for Earth, but for Heaven. We are pilgrims on Earth, journeying...
View ArticleFive Sundays that will Change Your Eucharistic Faith
Editor’s Note: Today’s Into the Deep article looks at the Eucharistic teaching contained in chapter 6 of John’s Gospel. Deacon Mike Bickerstaff’ will resume his series on the Four Last Things next...
View ArticleJudgment – What Every Catholic Must Know About “The Four Last Things” (second...
Editor’s Note: Second in a series on the Four Last Things. Catholic teaching identifies the Four Last Things as: Death Judgment Heaven Hell In the first installment of this series on the Four Last...
View ArticleHeaven and Hell – What Every Catholic Must Know About “The Four Last Things”...
Editor’s Note: Catholic teaching identifies the Four Last Things as death, judgment, Heaven and Hell. In the first two parts of this series on the Four Last Things, we examined what every Catholic...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about Devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
One can discover in the Catholic faith a wide and deep variety of devotions and spiritualities. Devotion to the Sacred Heart is one of the most visible and important. Very few people whom I know would...
View ArticleWhat Every Catholic Should Know About Purgatory
Keeping it simple! One of the most misunderstood teachings of the Church, and maybe one that is least reflected on, is the teaching on purgatory. To understand and embrace this teaching does not...
View ArticleWhy do Catholics Practice Fast and Abstinence?
Would you like to know the secret to a better, deeper, more joyful life in Christ? Of course you would. We all would. Our bookstores are filled with books written to help us advance in prayer and the...
View ArticleThe Weight of Glory
We can believe we are mere mortals dreaming the dream of immortality, while in fact, we are immortals dreaming the terrible dream of mere mortality. ~ ~ ~ We all know what the weight of glory is,...
View ArticleWhy do Catholics Practice Fast and Abstinence?
Would you like to know the secret to a better, deeper, more joyful life in Christ? Of course you would. We all would. Our bookstores are filled with books written to help us advance in prayer and the...
View ArticleWhy you should practice devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
One can discover a wide and deep variety of devotions and spiritualities in the Catholic faith. Devotion to the Sacred Heart is one of the most visible and important. Very few people whom I know would...
View ArticleEncounters with Angels
A visit to the local bookstore will reveal a whole shelf of books on angel encounters, angel channeling, and angelology. There’s even a book called The Physics of Angels which tries to blend quirky...
View ArticlePurgatory — Perfected by the Love of God
Keeping it simple! Last Friday morning, while leading a bible study for about 40 retirees, the question of purgatory, the punishments due to sin, and salvation came up. They already possessed and good...
View ArticleWho Needs Church Buildings?
Editor’s Note: November 9th is the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome. As a rebellious teenager, I thought that Catholics should stop wasting their money on expensive churches. We...
View ArticleThe Divine Roots of Human Learning
“If we return to the educational pedagogy grounded on the Christian anthropology embodying the Imago Dei we will much better serve our children as we fulfill our Christian duty to educate them.” The...
View ArticleThe Four Causes of Holy Mother Church
“In the Nicene Creed we profess the four Marks of the Church which are one, holy, catholic and apostolic. These four marks are intrinsically intertwined. These are those things by which we can...
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